Egypt Sentences Brotherhood Chief, 682 Other Protesters to Death

Egypt’s military junta continues to move forward with mass trials of those involved in public protests against last summer’s coup, and today sentenced another 683 protesters to death for “inciting violence.” Among those sentenced was the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, whose political wing was the elected government of Egypt until being ousted last year by the military.

The exact same judge was in charge of the first of the mass trials last month, which quickly concluded with a sentence of death for all 529 detainees. The judge was handed the case of the 683 protesters sentenced today just a day after the first verdict.

Though the United States has been somewhat critical of the mass execution orders, but has followed on to that criticism by freeing up massive amounts of military aid for the junta, suggesting that whatever theoretical problems they have with executing protesters by the thousands, they don’t amount to much on a policy front.

"Though the United States has been somewhat critical of the mass execution orders, but has followed on to that criticism by freeing up massive amounts of military aid for the junta, suggesting that whatever theoretical problems they have with executing protesters by the thousands, they don’t amount to much on a policy front."

How do they plan carrying out the sentences, mass public hangings going on for days? In eastern Europe, the Nazi's used to bring in military bands to drown out the cries of those they executed on public squares. One wonders if Kerry and Obama will see to the loan of the Marine Band for the Egyptian spectacle.

It is time to isolate and sanction Egypt and haul El-Sissi and his judges in front of the international court of justice for crimes against humanity, including murder of peaceful protestors and kangaroo courts commuting judicial murder

At the orders of the US and israel no doubt. And here we are told MB are violent fanatics, etc. Where's the violent response? No one would blame them though if where to get tired of being marginalized and murdered despite being majority. So much for democracy.

Btw, what would the US and the West say if Putin were to grab 700 Ukrainian protesters and execute them? (Not that Putin and the Egyptian military killers are similar in any way)